The is a structural expressionist office building located in
Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It houses the headquarters of
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...
. The 32-storey building has a height of 192 metres. Construction was finished in 2003.
As a part of the design and aesthetics of the exterior, the building has 2 large sculpture pieces attached one either side. Majority of people would assume it was decorative but in fact it was designed by
Richard Rogers Partnership
RSHP is a British architectural firm, founded in 1977 and previously known as the Richard Rogers Partnership which became Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. in 2007. The firm rebranded from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to simply RSHP on 30 Jun ...
to assist the building from wind loads and during earthquakes.
''“Nittele Tower has four different types of damping devices installed, 2 TMD’s for habitability under wind induced vibrations, 32 oil dampers for wind induced vibrations and weak/ medium class earthquakes, 64 unbonded bracing dampers and 312 link beam dampers for extremely strong earthquakes.”
(Advanced structural wind engineering, 2013, Springer, Tokyo ; Heidelberg.)''
See also
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Ghibli Clock
The Ghibli Clock (officially called ''NI-Tele Really BIG Clock'') is a large clock and sculpture designed by Hayao Miyazaki, installed outside the Nittele Tower in Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東 ...
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Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo
High-tech architecture
Nippon TV
Office buildings completed in 2004
Shiodome
Skyscraper office buildings in Tokyo
Richard Rogers buildings
Mitsubishi Estate
2004 establishments in Japan
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